NO FCRA USE. This privately operated site has no government affiliation. Neither it nor its advertising partners provide a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its purpose is to route readers to Houghton County and Michigan record resources. It is neither a private investigation firm nor a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference site operating independently of every government office. It does not store official criminal files, retrieve a record, conduct an official check, or submit paperwork for a visitor.
Its guides identify the Houghton County Sheriff, the 97th District and 12th Circuit courts, Michigan State Police, Criminal Justice Information Center, and the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry. Some pages also connect to outside research tools.
2. Rules for Using This Site
A visitor must not:
- Use the site in violation of a federal, Michigan, or local law
- Attempt unauthorized entry into any system or account
- Stalk, threaten, or harass a person with information found here
- Apply site content to employment, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
- Interfere with site operation or another visitor's access
- Direct bots, scrapers, or other automated collection tools at these pages
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Site or linked-tool information must not be used to stalk, intimidate, threaten, harass, or discriminate against anyone. Michigan law, including MCL 28.728c, restricts misuse of Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry information and permits consequences for unlawful conduct against a registrant or a person at a reported address. Registry access supports community awareness, not vigilantism or discriminatory action.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and creates no credit report, background check, or consumer report. Its content and linked tools may not be used to:
- Set insurance eligibility or pricing
- Make a hiring, firing, or other employment decision
- Evaluate a renter or housing application
- Determine creditworthiness
- Decide eligibility for a license, permit, or government program
- Carry out any other FCRA-regulated purpose
An official Michigan criminal-history product comes through Michigan State Police, Criminal Justice Information Center. A legally required consumer report must come from a properly authorized, FCRA-compliant provider, not this site or its widget.
5. No Legal Advice
The guides are not legal advice and cannot determine how a charge, warrant, conviction, or Michigan set-aside rule applies to a particular situation. Consult a licensed Michigan attorney for that analysis.
6. No Warranties
All material is supplied "as is," without a promise that:
- A linked search result is complete or correctly matched
- The site will remain available without interruption
- Every page is free from error or security weakness
- Information is complete, accurate, or current at a given moment
Criminal records can change when charges are filed, amended, dismissed, restricted, or set aside. Gaps and delays are possible, and no page is an official statement from the Sheriff, a court, Michigan State Police, or another agency.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links lead to courts, sheriff pages, agencies, legal-aid resources, and outside services that this site does not control. The destination is responsible for its own terms, content, availability, data practices, and charges. Review those terms before use.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Houghton County Criminal History or the applicable content partner. Copying, adapting, or distributing protected material requires prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent allowed by law, the site is not liable for damages arising from its use, including reliance on information supplied here or by a linked service.
10. Indemnification
A visitor agrees to indemnify and hold the site harmless from a claim, demand, or action caused by that visitor's use or breach of these terms, including related legal costs.
11. Governing Law
Michigan law governs these terms. Any dispute connected with site use must be brought in a court located in Michigan.
12. Changes to These Terms
Revised terms become effective when the updated version is posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be limited or terminated at any time, with or without advance notice.
14. Severability
If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in force. The affected provision is modified only as far as needed to make it enforceable.
15. Questions
Questions about these terms may be directed through the Contact page.